Flurry of Racist Incidents on School Campuses Raises Concerns

First, there was theCompton Cookout, an off-campus party involving University of California, San Diego students which celebratedBlack History Monthby encouraging guests to mock blacks via ghettostereotypes. Then, a noose was discovered in UCSD's library. And that's not all. On March 2, a KKK-style hood was found on the UCSD campus. What in the world is going on?

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Flurry of Racist Incidents on School Campuses Raises Concernsoriginally appeared onAbout.com Race Relationson Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 20:52:27.

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Are Abortion Providers Going After Black Women?

Are African American women in particular being targeted by abortion providers? In Atlanta, a controversy is brewing after abortion opponents cited the fact that black women have 40% of the nation's abortions as proof that abortion providers have waged genocide against unborn black children, considering that blacks make up just 13% of the nation. In February, the storm kicked off when Georgia Right to Life posted 80 billboards around Atlanta declaring,"Black children are an endangered species,"along with a Web site calledwww.toomanyaborted.com.

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Are Abortion Providers Going After Black Women?originally appeared onAbout.com Race Relationson Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 19:51:17.

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U.S. Schools More Segregated Now Than Four Decades Ago

In 1954 the landmark Supreme Court decisionBrown v. Board of Educationmandated desegregation of public schools. So, why are 21st century public schools more racially segregated than the schools of the late 1960s? In an article called"The New Racial Segregation at Public Schools,"Teaching Tolerancewriter Tim Lockette tries to answer this question.

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U.S. Schools More Segregated Now Than Four Decades Agooriginally appeared onAbout.com Race Relationson Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 06:21:22.

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